The lodged shipping vessel in the Suez Canal is continuing to cause major jams in the global supply chain as the blockage enters its fourth day. Boom Bust's Ben Swann joins the program to analyze the impact to international trade and what fallout we could see as the days mount up. (1:02) Then we take a spin around the globe to check out market indices around the world as the Suez situation and vaccine concerns continue to weigh on the arrows. (9:15) And in one of the most under-the-radar crises facing global manufacturing, the worldwide semiconductor chip shortage is causing setbacks across several industries. RT America’s Natasha Sweatte files a report on the scarcity and what could be behind the ongoing shortage. (13:09) And in the wake of an unprecedented bull run, Bitcoin is seeing a marked drop in price as spring approaches. Boom Bust's Christy Ai and Mason Jappa, CEO of Blockware Solutions, offer their insight on the price drop, what could be over the horizon for the world's largest cryptocurrency, and the environmental impact of Bitcoin mining. (18:59) #BoomBust #QuestionMore #RTAmerica Get exclusive content and watch full episodes now by downloading the Portable.TV app: https://bit.ly/DownloadPortable Check out our other shows! NO show does it like this. It’s TIME TO DO NEWS AGAIN with Rick Sanchez News with Rick Sanchez: https://bit.ly/NRSSHOW It’s her take on all things political and she presents ALL the angles: News.Views.Hughes with Scottie Nell Hughes, NVH: https://bit.ly/NVHSHOW What’s your NEWS IQ? Give us 30 minutes, and we’ll take you across the globe! In Question with Manila Chan, IQ: https://bit.ly/IQ_SHOW Steve Malzberg sinks his teeth into the slander, hypocrisy, bias and lies of MSM. MMM…Delicious! Eat The Press: http://bit.ly/EatThePress Candid conversations with the most outspoken guy in Hollywood! Dennis Miller + One! Dennis Miller Plus One: http://bit.ly/DennisMillerPlusOne Let our TV time-machine bring you the week’s highlights and a closer look at the BIGGEST stories, Just Press Play: http://bit.ly/JustPressPlayShow Yep, it’s Gov. Jesse Ventura and you’re living in his WORLD! Come along for the ride. The World According To Jesse: http://bit.ly/WATJSHOW They’re watching you. Are you watching them? Are you WATCHING THE HAWKS? Watching The Hawks: http://bit.ly/WTHSHOW Do you keep missing the forest for the trees? Let Holland Cooke show you the Big Picture, The Big Picture: http://bit.ly/TheBigPictureShow Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RT_BoomBust Check us out on Facebook -- and feel free to ask us questions: http://www.facebook.com/BoomBustRT Follow Christy Ai on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christai_ai/ Check out more from RT America! Eat The Press: http ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhf_eSuoYLQ

The DOW makes history as it breaks 21,000, Bart Chilton, Commissioner, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (2007-2014) joins us to dive deeper into the economy. Several U.S. states will soon see hikes in their taxes, will you be affected? Discussing the strength of the U.S. workforce is dominated by topics like trade and immigration. One factor that’s a concern worldwide is automation – and economists in the U.K. think it’s a bigger deal than we’re making it out to be, Boom Bust’s Bianca Facchinei has more. Are social media companies and mobile applications that offer live stream capabilities responsible when the livestream involves a suicide, Boom Bust’s Manuel Rapalo discusses. Check us out on Facebook -- and feel free to ask us questions: http://www.facebook.com/BoomBustRT http://www.facebook.com/LindsayDaleFrance https://www.facebook.com/biancafacch Follow us @ https://twitter.com/LindsayFrance https://twitter.com/BiancaFacchinei https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2S9YU25f0E

Our lead story: A new report by the Hass Institute at UC Berkley reveals that a one third of all mortgaged homes in the US are still underwater. According to the report: "Among the nearly 400 hardest hit ZIP codes, there are 146 in which African-Americans and Latinos account for three-quarters of the population." Erin takes a look. The "Too Big to Fail" debate has a lot to do with moral hazard. If there's no threat of failure, then big banks will only take on more risk. Erin talks to economist George Selgin about free banking, and how this concept would do away will financial regulation altogether (PLUS make the system more stable). Then Erin checks in with Dr. Ann Pettifor on the UK economy. Madame Pettifor discusses how the UK is in the boom part of its boom-bust cycle, and she breaks down some of the credit dangers lurking as well as stagnant wage growth. Finally in today's Big Deal, Edward Harrison and Erin sit down to talk about Seattle's $15 minimum wage and what Thomas Piketty had to say about it! Check us out on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BoomBustRT https://www.facebook.com/harrison.writedowns ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zSNm5y6qpw

International sanctions against Iran officially lifted over the weekend. Ameera David weighs in. Then, Ameera sits down with Marin Katusa – chairman of Katusa Research – to talk about oil. After the break, Bianca Facchinei takes a look at the Flint water crisis. Afterwards, Ameera and Max Wolff – chief economist at Manhattan Venture Partners – talk about markets. And in The Big Deal, Ameera and RT correspondent Manuel Rapalo discuss the controversial new Oxfam International report. Take a look! Check us out on Facebook -- and feel free to ask us questions: http://www.facebook.com/BoomBustRT https://www.facebook.com/harrison.writedowns ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgaQU3lCtOA